Quote Originally Posted by patientz3ro View Post
If I understand correctly, the simple version is that the snakes placed on the Lacey list will be removed. The 5 species currently up for consideration for placing on the list will also be shelved. The restrictions currently imposed or under consideration would then be lifted.

The complicated version is that one of the claims by USARK is that the environmental and economic impact reports used to justify the ban are faulty at best, and in some areas, completely fraudulent. There is also a claim that banning the interstate commerce and transport of these animals is outside the scope of the Lacey Act. The shady part is that they shell gamed the original provision to lower the potential economic impact of the ban so that they could basically write the law without due process. The law that was then enacted was worded in such a way that additional species could be placed on the list without economic impact being considered, further circumventing judicial process.

I don't know that this lawsuit will result in completely overturning the current ban, but I'm hopeful. If nothing else, we could see an injunction ordered which would effectively legalize sale and transport pending further evaluation.
It's kinda ironic that the HSUS is claiming this is all about protecting profits. Had the economic impact reports been done legally and truthfully, this wouldn't have been signed into law. If you look at the species that were listed in the ban as it was passed, you'll notice that the animals on that list are at the bottom of the market in terms of sales dollars and number of animals sold. The ONLY reason Burms are on the list is to give it an air of legitimacy. Coming out of Florida, they were able to say, "look what these animals are doing in the Everglades, we have to pass this and stop them!" Never mind the fact that there have been restrictions in place with regard to Burms in Florida for some time.

For the record, the Everglades are one of the most broken ecosystems on the planet. Between the non native species that were deliberately introduced in the past, rampant pollution, draining sections to create land for development... Total trainwreck. Little known fact; the Florida Panther everyone seems to be so concerned about the pythons killing... They don't actually exist, and they possibly haven't for nearly 15 years. In 1995 eight female Texas Cougars were introduced in order to boost the breeding population of panthers. You'd be lucky to find a single animal with pure bloodlines.

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This helps, but I'm trying to figure out what laws this violates and /or under what rule would the current laws would be repealed or nullified.